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Largo
Sport climber
Venice, Ca
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Jul 29, 2008 - 01:40pm PT
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"Largo has a barrel chest... did he ever go up that thing?"
Numerous times, but I never climbed the Narrows on the inside, but clawed around on the outside.
Great trip report.
JL
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cliffhanger
Trad climber
California
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Jul 29, 2008 - 01:43pm PT
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One pitch, just below the narrows, if I remember right, the chimney extends so deeply into the face that I found myself over 20' inside the monolith. Gazing back into the darkness it looked like the crack might extend in forever as the end was not visible. I had gone in deeper to find a wider portion, then came back out as it was wider further out, and found myself over the narrow part with the fear that if I fell (no pro was to be had) I would be wedged forever in the narrow crack. Has anybody else gone in deep? How deep in does the chimney go? Has anybody fallen and gotten wedged in some narrow section?
I set up the belay right next to the start of the narrows. My partner asks it he can step on my head. OK I say but don't twist your foot. He enters easily. At least someone made good use of my head that day.
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big wall paul
Trad climber
tahoe, CA
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Jul 29, 2008 - 11:35pm PT
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Nice job and great TR. I did the SS about 10 years ago. Ended up bivying 3 pitches from the top, on a narrow ledge just above the Narrows. We had one space blanket, which we traded back and forth. Long cold night.
Nice work for you guys on a tough route!
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guycan
Trad climber
flagstaff
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thanks for the great TR & pics, it really took me back. I remember running out of water, slipping a nut on that old star drive- but I think it was still horizontal back in the mid 90's. I remember the view down the narrows pitch, and I remember botching the descent with my headlamp dying.
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guycan
Trad climber
flagstaff
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Largo- this is PA's friend- Mark;
Do you claw your way up the outside of the Harding Slot as well?
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Jaybro
Social climber
wuz real!
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Feb 25, 2009 - 02:26pm PT
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Bump for the pump!
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Russ Walling
Social climber
Upper Fupa, North Dakota
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Feb 25, 2009 - 09:18pm PT
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bump for the best all stolen pics "forgot my camera" TR ever!
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Rhodo-Router
Gym climber
a greasy pinscar near you
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I wrote a story about this one once. I only remember the first sentence:
"Sean was about to cry."
This remains the hardest thing I have ever climbed in my life.
[Bump]
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nutjob
climber
Berkeley, CA
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And the siren song tortures.... come hither
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Blitzo
Social climber
Earth
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Nice Will!
You forgot the F.A. of "Blow The Scro" in your list.
Let's car pool to the Veedauwoo wide Fest.
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Woo Hoo!!!!
What a send, guys!!!!
AWESOME! Those narrows look worse than frightening!
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Captain...or Skully
Social climber
way, WAY out there....(OMG)
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Nice, LoveGas....I've lost count of how many epics I've watched up there, from afar.....We always say the same thing.
"Those poor bastards are STILL at it."
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phile
Trad climber
SF, CA
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May 13, 2012 - 01:50am PT
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great TR! just stumbled across it.
phil
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Darwin
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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May 13, 2012 - 02:30am PT
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Thanks for the original post and for the bump. Really good TR.
If Elcapinyoazz and ScuffyB got a little worked ;-) by this route, I'll have to dial back my fantasies a bit. I never did it, but it's one that I just maybe hoped I would somehow get back to do. Now I don't think so. What about doing it as a grade VI? Boombox, gallons of water, cobras ...? Just kidding!
ScuffyB must have done it back in the day?
Darwin
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scuffy b
climber
heading slowly NNW
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May 14, 2012 - 02:03pm PT
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No, Darwin, I never did the climb in the old days, back when I "should
have." I have always been intimidated by big climbs, because I seem to
be a slow climber. Over the years I've talked to many climbers who, on some
level, I didn't consider to be all to impressive, but who have done big
impressive climbs that I wouldn't even consider.
Really, over the decades, I've done very few of the must-do all-day climbs
that EVERYONE does. So, I don't have much practice at the grind-it-out
kind of thing.
As I said in an earlier post, though, having a good night's sleep before
the climb would make a big difference. I made some costly mistakes on the
climb, too, which made me feel pretty inexperienced.
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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May 14, 2012 - 02:59pm PT
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Thanks for bumping this thread. That was one fine TR, El Cap, and a fine effort in July. A very belated congrats to you and Steve for both the effort, and the reporting.
John
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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May 14, 2012 - 03:01pm PT
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Quintessential Yosemite....high in the grade for caloric expenditure.
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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Dehydrated and worked with a sense of impending doom BUMP!
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